Do not rename a mod’s .pak file. Funcom says it plainly: “Don’t rename mod pak files … if you rename a mod pak file, it will fail to load.” Leave every pak with the name Steam gave it.
Where the paks are
A Steam Workshop mod for Conan Exiles is one .pak file. Steam puts it in a folder named after the mod’s Workshop ID. Open Files and go to steamapps/workshop/content/440900. The number 440900 is the Conan Exiles Workshop. Each folder inside is one mod, and each holds its pak.
For example, a mod with the made-up ID 1234567890 and the pak ExampleMod.pak sits at:
steamapps/workshop/content/440900/1234567890/ExampleMod.pakWhat the panel does
The panel never renames a pak. When you apply the list on the Mods page, it writes the name Steam delivered into ConanSandbox/Mods/modlist.txt (1), as part of the full path. See modlist.txt.
- modlist.txt
The panel also only lists a pak whose name ends in .pak and has no spaces or slashes. A mod with no .pak file is left off the list. The panel says “it has no .pak file, so it is not a Conan Exiles Enhanced mod the game can load”.
If you renamed one
- Open Files and go to the mod’s folder under
steamapps/workshop/content/440900. - Rename the pak back to its original name. The Workshop page of the mod shows its title, and the list on the Mods page shows its ID. If you are not sure of the original name, go to the next step.
- On the Mods page, take the mod off the list and apply. Taking a mod off keeps its folder, so the renamed pak stays there. Under On the server, not loaded, choose Delete files on the mod’s folder.
- Add the mod again and apply. This downloads the pak again and writes its line afresh.
Applying a list on a running server drops everyone who is on, so warn them first with Restart with a warning on the Players page. The change takes effect at the next start.
If it does not work
- The mod still does not load. The row on the Mods page says “On the list, but the game did not load it at its last start.” Read the log from that start through the link. See a mod that does not load.
- A mod does not load though nobody renamed it. It may be made for the old Conan Exiles. Those never load on Enhanced.
- You edited
modlist.txtby hand. The panel writes the Workshop lines again at every apply. Change the list on the Mods page instead.
More about the game: Conan Exiles servers.